regardless if this is the best damn tasting pu in the world, i don't see the point of paying that much for tea, tea that you drink, that gets into your body and then gets flushed out down the sewage drains. what a shame.

heavydoom wrote:regardless if this is the best damn tasting pu in the world, i don't see the point of paying that much for tea, tea that you drink, that gets into your body and then gets flushed out down the sewage drains. what a shame.

heavydoom wrote:regardless if this is the best damn tasting pu in the world, i don't see the point of paying that much for tea, tea that you drink, that gets into your body and then gets flushed out down the sewage drains. what a shame.

agreeed!

oh I totally agree! Just curious when I saw that nearly fell on my keyboard....YIKES!
wasn't sure if I missed something or what..

heavydoom wrote:regardless if this is the best damn tasting pu in the world, i don't see the point of paying that much for tea, tea that you drink, that gets into your body and then gets flushed out down the sewage drains. what a shame.

agreeed!

oh I totally agree! Just curious when I saw that nearly fell on my keyboard....YIKES! wasn't sure if I missed something or what..

1940-60 Antique Hong Tai Chang Pu-erh This well aged Pu-erh dates from between the 1940's and 1960's. There are no wrappers so it is hard to identify the exact year. This comes from a famous factory in Yunnan. A light and sweeter tasting Pu-erh. 1 oz packs directly from the cake. We now have some full cakes of this old tea. From a different era.PRICE: $1,000.00

BTW - I offer a special service for folks with more money than sense - send Halliburton case stuffed with cash for details ....

Hehe I like that link! Funny stuff. Once celeberties find out about puerh, I am opening up an online store!!!!!!!

" This 2008 Menghai 7542 cake underwent aging in Alaska where pristine air saturated the delicate cake to produce a wonderful Alaskan crisp flavor that is unmatched by no other! price: $3,000"

I don't think it's fair to say that the later GYG's are fake tea - just that the leaves came from Guangdong. It's still tea.

Of those that I've tried - '58/early 60's, late 60's, 70's, 2x80's versions, I've been disappointed with all apart from the '58/early 60's bing. This is one of my favourite teas. Although the taste is a little light, the chaqi is very powerful & is one of the few bings that I've considered worth shelling out a few hundred pounds for.

To my understanding, the bing Houde is the late 60's version, which I wasn't so impressed with.

If the question is 'Do I think this tea is worth paying this price?' I'd say, for me, no. There are teas out there which I'd consider paying this price for - but they've got to be something really special. Why not order a sample of Houde's and decide for yourself.

Look at it this way- 10g is two sessions. For the sake of argument, assume you get five 150ml brews per session. That's roughly equivalent to two bottles of wine, and although a $175 bottle is by no means cheap, it's a pittance in the world of high end wine.

So although the price seems ludicrous at first glance, it's far from the most one could spend on beverages.